Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer - Newcastle Upon Tyne - £50,000 + Benefits - 3 days on site. We're looking for a Platform Engineer to join a growing engineering team delivering cloud-native solutions and supporting long-term client partnerships. This is an opportunity to work alongside experienced architects, engineers, and delivery professionals while developing your expertise across cloud infrastructure, automation, DevOps, and modern software delivery practices. You'll be part of a collaborative, people-focused environment that values continuous learning, technical excellence, and career development. Working within multidisciplinary engineering teams, you'll help build, maintain, and optimise cloud platforms, deployment pipelines, and operational processes that support critical business services. This role offers exposure to modern engineering practices, cloud technologies, infrastructure automation, and AI-enabled tooling, supported by structured training, mentoring, and professional development opportunities. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure and platform services.Develop and enhance Infrastructure as Code solutions using tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.Create, maintain, and optimise CI/CD pipelines to support software delivery.Automate operational and administrative tasks using scripting languages.Collaborate with engineering teams to improve platform reliability, security, and performance.Support the operation of production systems and assist with incident resolution when required.Deliver tasks and work packages to agreed quality standards and timelines.Contribute to team planning activities and proactively identify and resolve blockers.Support knowledge sharing and provide guidance to junior team members.Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across platform and engineering practices. Required Skills & Experience Strong collaborative and team-working skills.A proactive approach to learning and adopting new technologies.Experience automating operational tasks using scripting languages.Experience with source control and delivery tooling such as GitHub and Jenkins.Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools, including Terraform and/or CloudFormation.Ability to work independently on defined tasks while following established standards and processes.Strong problem-solving skills with a structured and methodical approach.AWS Associate-level certification.Active SC Clearance or ability to obtain and maintain it. Desirable Experience Scripting experience with Python, Bash, or similar languages.Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible.Exposure to additional cloud platforms including Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).Cloud certifications across Azure and/or GCP.Experience supporting and operating production environments.Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar technologies. What we offer A starting salary of up to £50,000Discretionary companywide bonus schemeMarket leading non-contributory pension schemeOpportunities to work on complex, large-scale cloud and platform engineering projects.Access to fully funded training, certifications, mentoring, and coaching.A collaborative and supportive engineering culture focused on continuous improvement.Clear career progression opportunities within a growing technology practice.The chance to work with modern cloud, automation, DevOps, and AI-enabled technologies while delivering meaningful outcomes for clients. Security Requirements: Active SC Clearance required, or eligibility to hold and maintain SC Clearance. Applicants must meet UK residency requirements for security clearance. For more information, send your CV to P.bower@tenthrevolution.com